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Late turnovers help Ravens hold off PanthersVideo

BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson and the Ravens were struggling to reach the end zone — until Baltimore’s takeaway-happy defense made that task a good bit easier. Marcus Peters forced a fumble in the fourth quarter — the first of three Carolina turnovers in the final 8 minutes, 14 seconds —...
NFL Week 11: Marcus Jones returns punt for TD to give Pats win over JetsVideo

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Marcus Jones returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown with 5 seconds remaining and the New England Patriots stunned the New York Jets 10-3 on Sunday. The rookie’s score was the first TD on a punt return in the NFL this season and broke a stalemate...
World Cup dismay for Qatar as Ecuador wins opening gameVideo

AL KHOR, Qatar — The large swaths of empty seats in the second half summed up the Qatar soccer team’s disappointing start to its first ever World Cup. The night started with more than 67,000 mostly Qatari fans filling the cavernous Al Bayt Stadium, enjoying an opening ceremony that showcased...
U.S. returns to World Cup against Wales after 8-year waitVideo

DOHA, Qatar — Gio Reyna, Joe Scally and Yusuf Musah were 11 years old the last time the United States took the field in a World Cup match. On the 3,066th day after that loss in Brazil, the Americans return to soccer’s showcase with a new-look team dreaming lofty goals...
Pitt men recover from slow start, pound Alabama State

Not unlike most teams playing power conference basketball, Pitt’s roster has plenty of players who can run, jump, pass and shoot at a high level. The trick that good teams master is combining the mental with the physical. That’s what Pitt coach Jeff Capel and his players confronted Sunday afternoon,...
8 days after appendectomy, Minkah Fitzpatrick has full workload for Steelers vs. Bengals

About 15 minutes after he’d played an entire professional football game, Minkah Fitzpatrick briefly looked down at a pair of bandages on his lower abdomen after removing his shirt and before headed to take a shower. They served as proof that Fitzpatrick had undergone a surgical procedure just eight days...
AP Top 25: USC moves into top 5 for 1st time in 5 years

Southern California moved into the top five of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for the first time in five years. Georgia received 62 of the 63 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank as the top four teams held their places after playing varying...
Pitt-Greensburg men’s basketball coach Klimchock excited about promising season

Chris Klimchock’s second season as head men’s basketball coach at Pitt-Greensburg is underway, and the Greensburg native is excited about the future. Like every college basketball team, the ultimate goal is to reach the NCAA Tournament. In the Bobcats’ case, it would be the Division III Tournament. Klimchock is a...
Apollo-Ridge grad Megan Ost determined to play key role in turning around Carlow women’s basketballVideo

When Dave Gordon took over as the Carlow women’s basketball coach after the 2021-22 season, one of the the first things he did was to look at a roster to see which players might be returning. One name in particular caught his eye: Apollo-Ridge grad Megan Ost. The 6-foot-2 rising...
3 takeaways: Penguins’ penalty kill is getting its act together

Three takeaways from the Penguins’ 3-0 win at Winnipeg on Saturday night: Potent PK During their road win against the Jets at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, the Penguins’ penalty kill was 2 for 2. Overall this season, their penalty kill has struggled. Entering Saturday, they were ranked 22nd in...
World Cup Viewer’s Guide: Qatar kicks off, USA ready to play

DOHA, Qatar — The first World Cup in the Middle East finally began Sunday night with a flashy opening ceremony and a match between Qatar and Ecuador without any beer for sale in the stadium. The beer ban imposed two days before the start of the tournament was the latest...
Pirates A to Z: Yerry De Los Santos showed he could handle high-leverage relief situations

During the offseason, the Tribune-Review will offer Pirates A to Z: An alphabetical, player-by-player look at the 40-man roster, from outfielder Miguel Andujar to pitcher Miguel Yajure. Player: Yerry De Los Santos Position: Pitcher Throws: Right Age: 24 (Dec. 12) Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 215 pounds 2022 MLB statistics: Went 0-3...
Pitt Take 5: Solid run defense carries Pitt to winning season

Several storylines surfaced after Pitt stretched its streak of victories to three games and assured itself of the sixth winning season in coach Pat Narduzzi’s eight seasons. None more definitively defined Narduzzi’s tenure more than his run defense. It played out just like he planned in the 28-26 victory Saturday...
Minor league report: Penguins fall to IslandersVideo

Goaltender Filip Lindberg made 26 saves on 29 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 road loss to the Bridgeport Islanders at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday. Forward Sam Poulin and defenseman Ty Smith scored goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-5-1-0) which has lost four of the past...
Penguins, goaltender Tristan Jarry shut out Jets

Tristan Jarry isn’t the best goaltender in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Heck, one could make a case that he hasn’t been the Penguins’ best goaltender this season. But he is an All-Star. In fact, he’s been christened with that honor twice in his career. So the expectations of...
NFL games during 2020 season led to significant covid-19 spikes, study says

As the NFL sought to resume play during the early months of the covid-19 pandemic, with some teams choosing to allow fans into stadiums, league officials insisted that football crowds had no negative impact on public health. “We’re proud of that,” commissioner Roger Goodell said at the time, “and we’re...

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